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In February of 2007, the historic Waldo Theater, a once thriving cultural center for the Waldo neighborhood in midtown Kansas City, burnt to the ground. The owner of the site commissioned el dorado to design a new mixed-use center which could continue to accommodate small local businesses while introducing accessible and sustainable approaches for development at a neighborhood scale. The design for the new building includes complete ADA accessibility egress, natural ventilation, a planted roof and a commissioned art installation which doubles as a sun screening device for the upper level glazing system. Perhaps most importantly, the new center will drastically improve visibility into retail spaces from sidewalks and roadways.
- 2008
- Architect, Fabricator
- Kansas City, MO
- 12,500 SF
Client
- Botwin Family Partners, LP
Eldo Team
- Steve Salzer
- Josh Shelton
Collaborators
- Contractor: Hoffman Cortes
- Structural Engineer: Bob D Campbell & Associates
- Civil Engineer: Derssler Consulting Engineers
- MEP Engineer: Lankford Fendler + Associates
- Lighting Designer: Derek Porter Studio
- Landscape Architect: Jeffrey L. Bruce & Co.
Artists
- Anne Lindberg
Awards
- 2008 AIA Central States Region Design Awards - Citation Award
- 2009 IESNA Illumination Design Award
- 2010 AIA Kansas City Design Excellence Awards - Honor Award
Press
- ArchDaily, Kelly Minner, “Botwin Building / El Dorado,” 2010
- KC Studio, Brenda Clevenger, “The Art of Doing Business Differently,” 2016
- Kansas City Star, Steve Paul, “Architects Honor Grand Designs,” 2010
- Kansas City Business Journal, Mark Kind, Jonna Lorenz, “Capstone Awards,”2009
- Modern Builder, “Hoffman Cortes Constructs New Mixed-Use Building on Historic Waldo Theater Site,” 2009
- SPACE Korea, el dorado inc, “Botwin Building,” 2009
- Review, Heather Mcneill, “Creating Valuable Community Spaces,” 2009
- Urban Times, Alexi Kontras, “The Green Design Frontier,”, 2009
- Iowa Architects, “2008 Central States Region Awards,” 2009
- Commercial Journal, Jill Sederstrom, “Up from the Ashes,” 2008
- KC Small Business, “Botwin Building Opens,” 2008
- Kansas City Star, Sarah Mote, “Art and Architecture in KC,” 2008
- Kansas City Business Journal, Jim Davis, “Dream Small,” 2008
- Kansas City Star, Steve Paul, “A Welcome Revival in Waldo,” 2007
- Review, Josh Shelton, “Grain, Lizards & Vacuum Cleaners,” 2007
Photography
- Mike Sinclair
